A portion of Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City has been closed to traffic because the front wall of a large building appears to be separating from the structure.

Police responded to the building at 417 Communipaw around 11:45 a.m. after reports of bricks falling from the structure.

Communipaw from Garfield Avenue to Pacific Avenue is closed.

The fire department and workers from the Jersey City Incinerator Authority have also responded to the unoccupied building that once housed the Steel Technology Corp., according to freelance news photographer Joe Shine, who is at the scene.

The buildings department was also sending representatives to determine if the building can be repaired or if it must come down, he said.